The Jinji Expressway runs entirely within
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popul ...
, and links Tianjin city in the south with
Ji County in the north. Hence the name Tianjin - Ji County - Jinji Expressway. The expressway runs for 104 kilometres. It opened on 26 September 2003, just days before October 1 -
China
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's National Day holiday.
Route
It starts just after the Jinzhonglu exit on the
Jingjintang Expressway
Jingjintang Expressway (), also known as the Jingtang Expressway, links Beijing via central Tianjin to the Tanggu District in eastern Tianjin. 143 kilometres in length, it crosses the jurisdictions of Beijing and Tianjin municipalities and Hebei p ...
and the Tianjin outer ring road, and heads northeast, gradually heading north, eventually crossing the
Jingshen Expressway
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Synopsis
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at Jinwei (Baodi North).
After this, it heads directly north toward
Ji County, crossing
China National Highway 102
China National Highway 102 is a major trunk route connecting Beijing to Fuyuan, Heilongjiang. In Beijing it is known as Jingfu Road (), after the two cities' names, for connecting Beijing to Fuyuan.
It leaves Beijing as the Jingtong Expresswa ...
, before coming to an end at Bangxi Highway, near Ji County.
The expressway passes through
Dongli District
Dongli District () is a district of the municipality of Tianjin, People's Republic of China. Located in the district are Tianjin Binhai International Airport and Tianjin Airlines headquarters.
Administrative divisions
There are 9 subdistricts in ...
,
Beichen District
Beichen District () is a district of the municipality of Tianjin, People's Republic of China. Before June 1992, the district was named ''Beijiao District'' (), reflectings its position in the northern suburbs of Tianjin. As the city expanded, it g ...
,
Baodi District
Baodi District () is a district of the municipality of Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
Transport Rail Station
* Baodi
* Baodi South
* Dakoutun
* jingjinxincheng
Railway
* Tianjin–Jizhou railway
* Beijing–Tangshan intercity rai ...
and
Ji County.
The northern end is close to portions of the
Great Wall of China
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. This end has been linked up to the
Jingping Expressway
S32 Jingping Expressway () is an Expressways of China, expressway in Beijing, China.
Construction stages
Construction started in early 2005, with a stretch opened by 2006. By 2007, the entire expressway was completed in full. The expressway is h ...
since 2008. The Jinji Expressway therefore forms another (somewhat indirect) passageway from Beijing to Tianjin.
Exits and Service Areas
The expressway has remarkably few exits and just one service area. Additional toll charges apply for vehicles of non-Tianjin licence plates coming into Tianjin, waived only for military and diplomatic vehicles, as well as vehicles on emergency duty.
Speed Limit
There is a uniform speed limit of 110 km/h, albeit national legislation raising it to 120 km/h (which is the speed limit it was actually designed for).
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